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HP and Autonomy: Hewlett-Packard appears to be in a difficult position whatever a court rules on its disastrous purchase of the UK software group
May 17, 2013
European cars: sputtering sales
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New car registrations are up, but the market has not fully revved up yet
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May 17, 2013
Morrison and Ocado: welcome to the web
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May 17, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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Chinese internet group battles the country’s mobile phone operators
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May 16, 2013
Walmart: banking on investors
Walmart is less an investment than a sort of inflation-protected bank
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May 16, 2013
Google: $900 breached
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May 16, 2013
Richemont: clocking off
Swiss luxury goods group’s biggest market is slowing
Richemont head Rupert to take a year off
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May 16, 2013
Glencore Xstrata: City grandee needed
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Hayward resurfaces from the depths
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May 16, 2013
National Grid: reassuringly predictable
UK power and gas transmission group may finally have all its constituents on side
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May 16, 2013
3i: product misplacement
UK private equity group needs to spice up its products
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European cars: sputtering sales
New car registrations are up, but the market has not fully revved up yet